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Orientation
Kidnapped and presumed dead, Kizu returns ten years later – just in time to enroll at an elite magical academy.
His education under the witch who kidnapped and raised him was… unorthodox. Now, three years behind every other student his age, he is ranked as the overall worst student at Shinzou Academy. But Kizu is determined to quickly change that. Not just for the sake of mastering long-denied schools of magic, but to investigate his older sister’s disappearance.
When Kizu was taken, she was the only one who swore to never stop looking. Now it’s his turn to repay the favor.
In order to do that, he’ll need to survive Shinzou Academy first, where the only thing more dangerous than the monsters are the other students.
Study, fight, and ascend the rankings – Kizu will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
Blood Curse Academia is a popular serialized novel on Royal Road with thousands of followers and over 750k views. Now professionally edited and available on Amazon and Audible narrated by Jack Voraces.
Buy a copy or read free with Kindle Unlimited!
His education under the witch who kidnapped and raised him was… unorthodox. Now, three years behind every other student his age, he is ranked as the overall worst student at Shinzou Academy. But Kizu is determined to quickly change that. Not just for the sake of mastering long-denied schools of magic, but to investigate his older sister’s disappearance.
When Kizu was taken, she was the only one who swore to never stop looking. Now it’s his turn to repay the favor.
In order to do that, he’ll need to survive Shinzou Academy first, where the only thing more dangerous than the monsters are the other students.
Study, fight, and ascend the rankings – Kizu will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth.
Blood Curse Academia is a popular serialized novel on Royal Road with thousands of followers and over 750k views. Now professionally edited and available on Amazon and Audible narrated by Jack Voraces.
Buy a copy or read free with Kindle Unlimited!
- GenresFantasy
472 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 25, 2025
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March 28, 2025
Really Good
I had a lot of fun reading this. The MC is likable, with strong supporting characters. The MC is less of a badass and more of a plucky survivor. He is just some that you want to root for.
Do yourself a favor and pick up this book. Then follow up on Royal Road.
Highly recommended.
I had a lot of fun reading this. The MC is likable, with strong supporting characters. The MC is less of a badass and more of a plucky survivor. He is just some that you want to root for.
Do yourself a favor and pick up this book. Then follow up on Royal Road.
Highly recommended.
April 3, 2025
Orientation
Karga Kizu was only a child when he was kidnapped by a man eating witch. He lived as her servant for ten years before he was rescued. As the semester was about to start, his family enrolled him into the magical Shinzou Academy upon his return. What is more surprising is when he finds that his now banished sister never gave up looking for him and is now missing herself. Kizu needs to figure out how to navigate this new life he finds himself in and find out what happened to his sister!
This is a great start to a magic academy litrpg! The school setting is very interesting and I’m wanting more of the lore. Each character is well developed and has their own motivations. I’m really excited to see where this one goes in the coming books! Jack Voraces does an excellent job with narration.
Content warning: none
Karga Kizu was only a child when he was kidnapped by a man eating witch. He lived as her servant for ten years before he was rescued. As the semester was about to start, his family enrolled him into the magical Shinzou Academy upon his return. What is more surprising is when he finds that his now banished sister never gave up looking for him and is now missing herself. Kizu needs to figure out how to navigate this new life he finds himself in and find out what happened to his sister!
This is a great start to a magic academy litrpg! The school setting is very interesting and I’m wanting more of the lore. Each character is well developed and has their own motivations. I’m really excited to see where this one goes in the coming books! Jack Voraces does an excellent job with narration.
Content warning: none
May 3, 2025
This had no context. Why the MC was kept alive, why his family acts the way they do, why is the academy important. None of this is ever addressed, let alone answered. The characters are simple tropes that are very common. No originality or any reason to care about any of the characters. I quit and halfway through.
May 10, 2025
Very good book
This is a fine fantasy adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Ione. I anxiously await the sequel.
This is a fine fantasy adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Ione. I anxiously await the sequel.
May 15, 2025
great concept and action!
What if you were kidnapped by the wicked witch and then rescued and enrolled at Hogwarts? Well genre mash aside this is a very fun concept that is well executed.
What if you were kidnapped by the wicked witch and then rescued and enrolled at Hogwarts? Well genre mash aside this is a very fun concept that is well executed.
April 26, 2025
It was fine... But slow and boring at the same time!
The main character was lost for most of the story. Lost not only in the main plot line, but in the ability to logically do anything of substance. Everything the main character had to do was rely on someone else. The supporting cast had better characters that turned out to just be plot hole fillings. The story was incredibly slow with bad pacing. It was really geared toward a young person scholastic journey with a missing sibling arc. All the tropes were generic as well as the dialogue. I never once felt the motivation of any of the characters was worth all the effort they were putting in. The main character, while having an interesting background and seemingly unique knowledge, was really quite useless. The story was just not very memorable in the sense that I didn't care what was going to happen next, I was actually just hoping the book would end. I don't think I'm going to try for book 2 because I really don't care what happens to these characters. It was a long convoluted story that never really could sink the hook into a reader, and it was an effort to keep wanting to turn pages.
The main character was lost for most of the story. Lost not only in the main plot line, but in the ability to logically do anything of substance. Everything the main character had to do was rely on someone else. The supporting cast had better characters that turned out to just be plot hole fillings. The story was incredibly slow with bad pacing. It was really geared toward a young person scholastic journey with a missing sibling arc. All the tropes were generic as well as the dialogue. I never once felt the motivation of any of the characters was worth all the effort they were putting in. The main character, while having an interesting background and seemingly unique knowledge, was really quite useless. The story was just not very memorable in the sense that I didn't care what was going to happen next, I was actually just hoping the book would end. I don't think I'm going to try for book 2 because I really don't care what happens to these characters. It was a long convoluted story that never really could sink the hook into a reader, and it was an effort to keep wanting to turn pages.
May 19, 2025
Wow, definitely not real people
DNF. I tried really hard to push through. I didn't understand any bodies actions or intents. The parents reaction to see their son after 10 years made no sense. The Crone made no sense. The school made no sense. The MC has no agency. The MC has no talent or abilities. The MC is basically Forrest Gump without the fun or success.
DNF. I tried really hard to push through. I didn't understand any bodies actions or intents. The parents reaction to see their son after 10 years made no sense. The Crone made no sense. The school made no sense. The MC has no agency. The MC has no talent or abilities. The MC is basically Forrest Gump without the fun or success.
June 25, 2025
Excellent first entry
At first, I worried that this book would follow well-worn tracks. You know the drill, poor MC gets rescued from terrible circumstances only to discover that all the suffering made him a nascent demi-god amongst men, with otherworldly business acumen, uniquely powerful magic, either instantly loved or hated by everyone he meets, etc.
This is not that story. (Thank goodness.)
What struck me first was just how understandable Kizu’s personality is, as it relates to his upbringing. He’s not a perpetually traumatized, antisocial wild-child/psychopath, he’s just a damaged, conflict-averse, slightly apathetic teen. Half of the interest for me was watching Kizu learn how to navigate himself and the world now that he actually has some freedom to make choices. It was funny to see how he could be delightfully careful at times while also hopelessly clueless or impulsive at others.
His relationships develop stutteringly, but there is actual connection there and his surrounding cast feels alive. The pace slowed a little in the beginning, and I’m worried that maybe a little too much has been piled onto his plate plot-wise, but regardless, after the first third of the book I absolutely could not put it down.
A breath of fresh air in a sub-genre rife with Mary-Sues and insufferable, know-it-all, not-quite-jerks. Also the magic system is a total fever-dream power-trip accompanied by ghastly risks that I am very excited to learn more about. Picking up the next book as soon as it comes out tomorrow!
At first, I worried that this book would follow well-worn tracks. You know the drill, poor MC gets rescued from terrible circumstances only to discover that all the suffering made him a nascent demi-god amongst men, with otherworldly business acumen, uniquely powerful magic, either instantly loved or hated by everyone he meets, etc.
This is not that story. (Thank goodness.)
What struck me first was just how understandable Kizu’s personality is, as it relates to his upbringing. He’s not a perpetually traumatized, antisocial wild-child/psychopath, he’s just a damaged, conflict-averse, slightly apathetic teen. Half of the interest for me was watching Kizu learn how to navigate himself and the world now that he actually has some freedom to make choices. It was funny to see how he could be delightfully careful at times while also hopelessly clueless or impulsive at others.
His relationships develop stutteringly, but there is actual connection there and his surrounding cast feels alive. The pace slowed a little in the beginning, and I’m worried that maybe a little too much has been piled onto his plate plot-wise, but regardless, after the first third of the book I absolutely could not put it down.
A breath of fresh air in a sub-genre rife with Mary-Sues and insufferable, know-it-all, not-quite-jerks. Also the magic system is a total fever-dream power-trip accompanied by ghastly risks that I am very excited to learn more about. Picking up the next book as soon as it comes out tomorrow!
November 7, 2025
I am torn on this one. The overall story had merit but there were two things that killed it for me. Crazy plot armor and almost no MC power progression.
The MC has this cool background where he was kidnapped and raised by a witch that adds a ton of unique potential to the story. Unfortunately it doesn’t get used or explored anywhere near as much as I felt it should have been.
Due to this the MC is crazy weak for his class in most ways. He then expects to explore the world dungeon that has demolished huge groups of top level magicians with no issues, and then for the most part he does?!?
Don’t get me wrong. I love an OP MC, but dumb luck + weak MC + plot armor is just frustrating and disappointing.
The MC has this cool background where he was kidnapped and raised by a witch that adds a ton of unique potential to the story. Unfortunately it doesn’t get used or explored anywhere near as much as I felt it should have been.
Due to this the MC is crazy weak for his class in most ways. He then expects to explore the world dungeon that has demolished huge groups of top level magicians with no issues, and then for the most part he does?!?
Don’t get me wrong. I love an OP MC, but dumb luck + weak MC + plot armor is just frustrating and disappointing.
May 19, 2025
not much here
I wanted to like this book, but it doesn’t make much sense. This book feels like a series of unrelated events. It feels very much as if the author is pushing the plot along instead of there being a natural progression. There is very little emotional depth and the world building is quite shallow. The MC seems to be weird and unexceptional at the same time. The plot is very slow. I would not recommend.
I wanted to like this book, but it doesn’t make much sense. This book feels like a series of unrelated events. It feels very much as if the author is pushing the plot along instead of there being a natural progression. There is very little emotional depth and the world building is quite shallow. The MC seems to be weird and unexceptional at the same time. The plot is very slow. I would not recommend.
October 23, 2025
One Big Assortment of Bad Tropes.
And the trope are misery, revenge pron, and the underestimated overpowered. The MC is hated and denigrated for no other reason but to make his rise to power seem just that much sweeter, but the entire foundation that the story is built on makes absolutely no sense. The only unique plus side, was that there was an owl monkey for a familiar.
And the trope are misery, revenge pron, and the underestimated overpowered. The MC is hated and denigrated for no other reason but to make his rise to power seem just that much sweeter, but the entire foundation that the story is built on makes absolutely no sense. The only unique plus side, was that there was an owl monkey for a familiar.
July 14, 2025
KINDLE UNLIMITED
I chose this book based purely on its cover and was surprised to find a story about a teenage boy who had been kidnapped by a cannibalistic Crone/Witch. I enjoyed this book!
I chose this book based purely on its cover and was surprised to find a story about a teenage boy who had been kidnapped by a cannibalistic Crone/Witch. I enjoyed this book!
September 18, 2025
This was an interesting magical academy book. I really liked the main character and his friends and his familiar. The ending left many things unanswered. I was hoping there was a bit more explanation and wrap-up.
October 30, 2025
It's sooo bad
Nothing about this story makes any sense. The characters, the plot, interactions... None of it makes any kind of sense. I am guessing this was written by AI and the author did not bother editing or proofreading the output. A good example of slop
Nothing about this story makes any sense. The characters, the plot, interactions... None of it makes any kind of sense. I am guessing this was written by AI and the author did not bother editing or proofreading the output. A good example of slop
April 8, 2025
Good stuff.
April 14, 2025
A lot of interesting ideas but not much story. Kizu doesn’t really have any goals and the book just peters out instead of going somewhere satisfying. Hopefully it gets better.
August 18, 2025
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
September 12, 2025
great story
Loved reading this story. For once the main character doesn’t get great power at a rate to far surpass all the people around him.
Looking forward to the next book.
Loved reading this story. For once the main character doesn’t get great power at a rate to far surpass all the people around him.
Looking forward to the next book.
April 16, 2025
The story was enjoyable at first, but like halfway through it feels like parts of the story didn't need to be there, or only happened to be irritating. The MC has the decision making ability of an 8 year old child and the ending left me wondering why I even read this
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